Don’t Let This Moment Pass
After the weekend atrocities carried out by homegrown terrorists, it’s time for the U.S. to channel disgust and dismay into political action.
Again and again and again.
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Maybe this time will be different. That’s the thought on the minds of many Americans now.
Two mass shootings in 24 hours have left at least 31 people murdered and many dozens more wounded. This, just a few days after a shooter at a festival in California killed three and wounded a dozen — with shooting sprees in Brooklyn, Chicago and Mississippi that also left people dead, dozens wounded and communities shaken.

